{"id":"CVE-2016-8339","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8339","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:51:42.674Z","title":"A buffer overflow in Redis 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 causes arbitrary code execution when a crafted command is sent.","description":"A buffer overflow in Redis 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 causes arbitrary code execution when a crafted command is sent. An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the client-output-buffer-limit option during the CONFIG SET command for the Redis data structure store. A crafted CONFIG SET command can lead to an out of bounds write potentially resulting in code execution.","published":"2016-10-28T14:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:11.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"talos-cna@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["redislabs/redis"],"epss":{"score":0.14834,"percentile":0.96673,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93283","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0206/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/6d9f8e2462fc2c426d48c941edeb78e5df7d2977","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-16","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93283","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0206/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/6d9f8e2462fc2c426d48c941edeb78e5df7d2977","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-16","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8339","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}